He Is a Twin

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Luke Joeckel is a twin. His brother, Matt Joeckel, is a quarterback on the Texas A&M football team. Because of his position, Matt received most of the recruiting attention while coming out of high school.

Joeckel protected his brother's blind side while the two of them led Arlington (TX) High School deep into the playoffs their senior year.

Both of them graduated high school a semester early and joined the Aggie football team for spring practice in 2010. Matt is one of four quarterbacks still competing for the starting spot for the 2012 season.

Joeckel Is a Leader of the Team

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Joeckel accompanied Kevin Sumlin to the SEC media days to introduce the SEC scribes to Texas A&M football.

He is assuming more of a leadership role on the team now that he is a junior. Joeckel and the veteran O-line should be a calming influence on an offense that is going to have a new quarterback under center in 2012.

Joeckel is going to be counted on to help neutralize some of the top pass-rushers in the country so the Aggies' quarterback will have time to run Sumlin's spread offense.

He Has Started Every Game in His Career

Joeckel has been the starter at left tackle ever since he arrived on campus. He was the rare talent that could step onto a college football field as a true freshman and block the elite pass-rushers.

There was a humorous story told on the TexAgs radio show on The Zone 1150 AM. Although he is considered one of the elite left tackles in the country right now, early on Joeckel thought he would never play in college.

Shortly after he went through his first few spring practices, he called his father on the phone and told him that he would never be good enough to start on a college football team. He was always getting beat in practice by an outside linebacker he was facing every day.